Review of the Year 2020: Top 25 Graphic Design

We take a look at the most popular graphic design articles of the last year, from industry icons to the discipline’s most recent graduates.

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Date: 21 December 2020
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It’s been another whirlwind of a year for graphic design as we dived into story after story of intrigue and the most read articles of the year showcase the variety of the medium.

From Studio Lowrie’s identity for Sundance Film Festival, a Durex rebrand, a Karel Martens monograph, a custom alphabet for Pearl Jam, an experimental platform for in-progress fonts, and yet another typeface for Nike; we’ve seen all manner of projects from the commercial to the highly personal. Tuck in below to find out what’s tickled our design-minded audience in the last 12 months.

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Graphic designer Nam Huynh explains how he keeps his work genuine

Studio Lowrie’s Sundance Film Festival identity proves small studios can take on projects of any scale

Not just another project for designers: meet a new poster platform promoting positivity

Havas London and Design Bridge rebrand Durex, with a bespoke typeface by Colophon Foundry

&Walsh releases emojis for graphic designers and the wider world all about “life in 2020”

“I like building worlds with words”: Meet Italian graphic designer Francesco Delrosso

Revel in the retro-infused artwork of Aaron Lowell Denton

“I love books!”: How Japanese graphic designer Ikuya Shigezane keeps traditional techniques alive

The delicious design history of Bao, from its iconic Lonely Man logo to its pixelated Rice Error delivery menu

“Absence in design is very important”: Karel Martens on paying attention to the things we don’t see

Stone lettering and variable fonts: What can the future of typography learn from the past?

The equally harsh and delicate work of graphic designer Ben Arfur continues to please

The cannabis conundrum: How should designers navigate the marijuana business?

“More experimental than traditional”: Meet graphic designer Hugo Jourdan

Paula Scher shares the most common mistakes she sees designers make on branding projects

Heena Chung on the pursuit of graphic design after four years in another industry

Meet Paul Bergès, a graphic designer who draws alphabets with the same freedom as he constructs images

“Solid typography can elevate the worst imagery”: Nick Losacco on his type-focussed, minimal designs

“Designing fonts is designing tools”: Two Points.Net on its latest typeface for Nike

Montreal-based studio Nother balances “timeless and contemporary” graphic design

“I had to constantly pinch myself”: Krzysztof Domaradzki on his custom lettering for Pearl Jam’s latest album

HyperText showcases 69 fonts launched in the first year of Future Fonts, an experimental platform for in-progress fonts

“I want to keep doing rave flyers forever”: Alfie Allen on his graphic design portfolio

Graphic designer Jaehoon Choi finds form in function when combining the abstract with strict rules

Masashi Murakami applies digital effects to physical objects

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